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Chomsky: A Stronger NATO Is the Last Thing We Need as Russia-Ukraine War Turns 1
It is becoming increasingly obvious that this is now a U.S./NATO-Russia war via Ukraine, Noam Chomsky argues.

Democrats Introduce Bill to Return $100B From Pentagon Budget to the Public
The lawmakers pointed out that $100 billion is enough to power every U.S. household with solar energy.

Nuclear Treaty Putin Suspended Was Important But Inadequate, Expert Says
We need to go far beyond the New START treaty to actually ban and eliminate these weapons, says Ira Helfand.

Israeli Forces Kill at Least 10 Palestinians in West Bank Raid
The Palestinian health ministry reports at least 102 people were injured, including three journalists.

Putin Suspends Russia’s Participation in Nuclear Treaty With US
Nonproliferation advocates responded with alarm amid fears of a broader — and possibly nuclear — conflict.

Kurdish Activists Offer a Beacon to the World. Erdoğan Wants to Crush Them.
Turkish bombs continue to hit civilian and military targets in northern Syria on an almost daily basis.

Seymour Hersh Defends His New Report Claiming US Bombed Nord Stream Pipeline
The legendary investigative journalist says the U.S. Navy carried out the sabotage, with help from Norway.

US-China Tensions Escalate Amid Mutual Accusations of Surveillance
Historian of modern China, Jake Werner, discusses the need for deescalation and how war is not inevitable.

Years of Foreign Intervention in Syria Made Recent Earthquakes More Destructive
The brutal 12-year war has complicated aid efforts in the wake of two earthquakes in Syria, says Yassin al-Haj Saleh.

Is Withdrawing From Treaties the Nuclear Weapons Industry’s Business Plan?
The manufacture and maintenance of nuclear weapons is a uniquely profitable business monopoly with a guaranteed market.